Columbia Heights, DC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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49%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

43%

Household income NAT. AVG.

21%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Columbia Heights	Washington	District of Columbia
Income per capita	$44,489	$58,659	$48,781
Median household income	$79,273	$90,842	$72,935
Median income owner occupied	$0	$140,459	$118,203
Median income renter occupied	$0	$61,871	$49,113
Median earnings male	$50,230	$65,719	$51,839
Median earnings female	$41,719	$55,046	$44,179
Unemployment rate	5.6%	5.0%	6.0%
Poverty level	n/a	15.5%	17.9%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Columbia Heights is 49% higher than the national average
The median household income in Columbia Heights is 43% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Columbia Heights is 21% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Columbia Heights is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,555 $90,842 $181,684

City

$48,618 $72,935 $145,870

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Columbia Heights median earnings by income bracket

Columbia Heights employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.3%	0.7%
Manufacturing sector	1.3%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.5%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	4.9%	5.3%
Public administration	15.6%	12.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.1%	1.3%
Education, health & social services	11.4%	24.4%
Other	47.0%	49.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chevy Chase Section Three, MD	900	$250,001	351.9%
Somerset, MD	952	$250,001	351.9%
Chevy Chase town, MD	2,948	$250,001	351.9%
Chevy Chase View, MD	1,151	$250,001	351.9%
Chevy Chase, MD	2,979	$250,001	351.9%
Washington, DC	701,974	$90,842	64.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Vancouver, BC	694,440	n/a
Boston, MA	689,326	$76,298	37.9%
Denver, CO	715,878	$72,661	31.3%
El Paso, TX	679,879	$48,866	11.7%
Detroit, MI	672,351	$32,498	41.3%
Washington, DC	701,974	$90,842	64.2%

Source: The Columbia Heights, Washington, DC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Columbia Heights, Washington, DC Employment